banaoire

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Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ aoire (shepherd).

Noun

banaoire m (genitive singular banaoire, nominative plural banaoirí)

  1. shepherdess
    Synonym: bantréadaí

Declension

Declension of banaoire (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative banaoire banaoirí
vocative a bhanaoire a bhanaoirí
genitive banaoire banaoirí
dative banaoire banaoirí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an banaoire na banaoirí
genitive an bhanaoire na mbanaoirí
dative leis an mbanaoire
don bhanaoire
leis na banaoirí

Mutation

Mutated forms of banaoire
radical lenition eclipsis
banaoire bhanaoire mbanaoire

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.